Long Beach vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$982
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	43
😀 Quality of life	78	71
🏙️ Population	467K	410K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 83% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 327th and 3737th ($2851 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 1st in the United States and Panama, respectively. Check the United States vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 982nd and 3765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Panama City

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	Long Beach	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$15637

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953